Juneteenth Vocabulary and Trivia

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A synonym for emancipation is...

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restraint

liberation

posture

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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by...

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Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson

George Washington

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The Emancipation Proclamation stated that...

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"all persons held as slaves" within rebel states "henceforth shall remain so."

"all persons shall become slaves."

"all persons held as slaves" within rebel states "are, and henceforth shall be free."

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Juneteenth celebrates...

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the day when all slaves everywhere in the United States were actually freed.

the day slavery was abolished in the United States.

the day people decided slavery should be outlawed.

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A synonym for abolish is...

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abrogate

allow

benefit

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The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution states:

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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude [...] has existed within the United States."

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude [...] ought to exist within the United States."

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude [...] shall exist within the United States."

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The first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday was...

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Louisiana

Texas

Virginia

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Juneteenth was originally called Jubilee Day. The word jubilee means...

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the anniversary of a special event

the expansion of hospitality

an amusing recollection

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Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the US in...

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2017

1990

2021

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The earliest Juneteenth Celebrations were centered around

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barbecues and volleyball games

reading the Emancipation Proclamation

prayers and the singing of spirituals

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